Where does “graet” come from?

graet (Middle Dutch) comes from Latin gradus, from Proto-Italic graðus, from Proto-Indo-European gʰradʰ-.

Ancestry of “graet”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	gradus	a step, pace; a stage, degree; a rank
2	Proto-Italic	graðus	—
3	Proto-Indo-European	gʰradʰ-	—

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